No more war risk premiums on ships at Colombo port LONDON-based international insurance underwriters have withdrawn war risk premiums on ships calling at Sri Lanka's main Port of Colombo from the end of last week, ending nearly an eight-month saga.
Keppel Fels earns bonus from early rig delivery
Carnival turns the screws on Caribbean
P&O to axe 1,000 staff at shipping venture
Air and Land Transport
UK airports' traffic up for 1st time after Sept 11 BRITISH Airport Authority plc said the number of passengers travelling through its seven UK airports rose 0.3 per cent in February from a year ago, the first monthly gain since the Sept 11 US terrorist attacks.
UK against airline insurance fund
Air France expanding consultancy to Asia-Pacific
Rolls orders rise to record on naval, service work
No more war risk premiums on ships at Colombo port LONDON-based international insurance underwriters have withdrawn war risk premiums on ships calling at Sri Lanka's main Port of Colombo from the end of last week, ending nearly an eight-month saga.
Keppel Fels earns bonus from early rig delivery
Carnival turns the screws on Caribbean
P&O to axe 1,000 staff at shipping venture
Air and Land Transport
UK airports' traffic up for 1st time after Sept 11 BRITISH Airport Authority plc said the number of passengers travelling through its seven UK airports rose 0.3 per cent in February from a year ago, the first monthly gain since the Sept 11 US terrorist attacks.
UK against airline insurance fund
Air France expanding consultancy to Asia-Pacific
Rolls orders rise to record on naval, service work
Senator wants to tap Bush "slush fund" to up Navy build rate Senator Susan Collins, R. Maine, is suggesting taking money from a requested $10 billion antiterrorism "contingency" fund to boost the Navy new construction rate to a less insipid level
Damen gets Portuguese ferry order Damen Shipyards is to build seven low wash fast ferries for Soflusa (Sociedade Fluvial de Transportes S.A.) based in Lisbon, Portugal.
Sperry gets $27.2 million Navy contract Northrop Grumman Corporation's Sperry Marine unit has won a U.S. Navy contract worth up to $27.2 million to provide engineering and technical support for integrated ship navigation and control systems.
Box losses prompt Dutch to investigate safety and design THE Dutch government is to fund wide-ranging research to look at safety issues involving modern designs of containerships.
SNCF axes trains in new tunnel stowaway crisis SNCF - the French state railway operator - was once again forced to cut the number of freight trains sent through the Channel Tunnel over the weekend, blaming security problems created by asylum seekers.
Five more fined in Singapore bribes scandal FIVE more Singapore bunker surveyors have pleaded guilty to corruption and a further three will stand trial, raising the spectre that a third bunker supplier could have its licence suspended as the extent of the port's bunker scandal continues to unravel.
Stocznia Szczecinska in last-minute financing talks TROUBLED Polish shipbuilder Stocznia Szczecinska, the world's fourth largest shipbuilder, is today holding last-minute discussions with eight Polish banks about securing the $60m of fresh financing it needs in order to resume production at the yard.
New deputy at Customs Douglas M. Browning was named deputy U.S. Customs commissioner, replacing Charles M. Winwood, who is retiring.
US, Canada to swap Customs agents The US and Canada agreed to locate customs officers at container ports in each other's country to monitor and inspect cargo
Five lines plan Pacific alliance The Asia- U.S. West Coast agreement if approved would create one of the world's largest carrier link-ups.
Bulk shipping 'steeling' for tough year after U.S. tariff decision Steel import curbs threaten to snuff out a rally in the bulk shipping market, and could cut seaborne traffic by millions of tons in 2002.
FMC says carrier violated law
Norfolk Southern opens Chicago bulk transfer facility
Olendorff adds Phil. port calls
Rate increase for NorthAmerican Logistics
Intermarine places vessel under U.S. flag
Customs' Tischler is CONECT speaker
Portland disputes newspaper's dredging series
DBI to manage east Indian container terminal
P&O Nedlloyd will cut 1,000 jobs as profits plunge
TLF obtient le soutien du gouvernement français sur le gasoil professionnel Un nouveau projet d’accord sur l’adaptation de la réduction du temps de travail (RTT) aux spécificités du transport routier a été présenté aux partenaires sociaux en France. Il prévoit entre autres que la messagerie serait exclue des dispositions dérogatoires. “Il serait impossible d’accepter cela”, ont annoncé les co-présidents de TLF, Alain Fauqueur et Alain Bréau, lors que la “Soirée annuelle” de leur fédération. Ils ont dès lors formulé une proposition portant sur la modification du texte en question. Par ailleurs, ils ont annoncé que le gouvernement français défendra le principe de la ristourne sur la fiscalité du carburant (c’est-à-dire le gasoil professionnel) face à la Commission européenne.
Lille s’intéresse au projet gantois de terminal à containers fluvial La direction du port fluvial de Lille témoigne d’un vif intérêt pour deux projets belges, à savoir l’intention du port de Gand de relancer un terminal à containers fluvial et le projet du port de Zeebrugge de d’implanter une plate-forme dans la zone portuaire gantoise. D’un entretien avec Denis Demailly, directeur du développement du port de Lille, il ressort que des contacts sont établis avec ces deux ports belges en vue de développer certains services containérisés fluviaux, étant donné que c’est sous ce seul angle que les Lillois voient les choses.
Krone a enregistré un chiffre d’affaires record Le groupe allemand Krone, qui produit des semi-remorques, des remorques et des machines agricoles, a affiché des résultats exceptionnels en 2001. Malgré les difficultés qu’a connus le secteur, l’entreprise est parvenue à enregistrer le meilleur exercice de son histoire. Le chiffre d’affaires du groupe a augmenté de 20,3%. L’excellent résultat noté par la divison utilitaire a largement contribué à cette performance.
Le NCTS risque de ne pas être opérationnel fin 2003 La Commission européenne a donné plus d’explications au ministres européens responsables du bon fonctionnement du marché interne au sujet du système d’échange de données automatisé pour le transport communautaire sous douane (TRANSIT).
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